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GOOD TIMES ON METH
Mar 17, 2006

Fun Shoe

enri posted:

To continue that theme:


from the BBC live feed page thingy

Man would it be cool to have an actual competition for WCC and I am dreading the point when Mercedes turns their engine up and scoots around a full second faster

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Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

1500quidporsche posted:

Massa P1, what a world.

Soft tyres, mate

enri
Dec 16, 2003

Hope you're having an amazing day

I might be mistaken but I think Bottas' top time was on the softs too, not sure what times he set in the last few laps on softs before lunch but presumably didn't topple Vettel off the top spot because it wasn't mentioned in the live feed.

STAY COOL FELIPE BABY, STAY COOL

MattD1zzl3
Oct 26, 2007
Probation
Can't post for 4 years!

1500quidporsche posted:

Massa P1, what a world.

MattD1zzl3 posted:

Bold prediction: Massa WDC


:getin:

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Tsaedje posted:

Soft tyres, mate

Don't shatter my dreams.

Human Grand Prix
Jan 24, 2013

by FactsAreUseless
Does the Honda have sealing issues again? It's what, the third year in a row?

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


Christian "did one good thing in his life and it was this" Horner:
https://twitter.com/adamcooperF1/status/836227263901360129

MattD1zzl3
Oct 26, 2007
Probation
Can't post for 4 years!
Is sauber getting rothmans money or something? if a bar code looks like a cigarette logo, that has to be illegal.

Monisha did wander around all last year begging for money...

Human Grand Prix
Jan 24, 2013

by FactsAreUseless
The RB and McLaren are expected to appear shortly.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Human Grand Prix posted:

Does the Honda have sealing issues again? It's what, the third year in a row?

My pet theory (because my confidence in the team is this low now) is that they forgot to hook up an oil line to the compressor since it changed location.

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

And Red Bull is out. Long live the Mercedes-reich

GramCracker
Oct 8, 2005

beauty by stroll

wicka posted:

#BringBackRon

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

And McLaren is back in too. This is what happens when you get rid of a visionary leader.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


Alonso back out of the car w/ the engine cover off. Lol.

Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE
Hamilton on softs has gone a full second quicker than Massa's time

GOOD TIMES ON METH
Mar 17, 2006

Fun Shoe

Tsaedje posted:

Hamilton on softs has gone a full second quicker than Massa's time

ffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE
Williams were never going to be contenders, don't panic over spilled bacon

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


wicka posted:

Alonso back out of the car w/ the engine cover off. Lol.

Aaaaaaand he's back out. Weird, seemed for all the world like they'd be done for the day.

Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE
Probably sent him out for a lap and checked that the new engine didn't have the same issue?

E: and I was looking at the wrong Massa time, HAM 1:21.765 MAS 1:22.076

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


FERNANDO ALONSO HAS NOW SET A LAP TIME

1:25.586

AND HE'S BACK IN THE GARAGE

ukle
Nov 28, 2005
Alonso is setting times now, and they are actually good considering the engines probably running in a low power mode.

Also its good to see the Williams look like they have a good car this year, bacon briefcase etc etc.

edit: Vettel just set a 1:21.878 on mediums. Ferrari might actually be good WTF

GramCracker
Oct 8, 2005

beauty by stroll

wicka posted:

FERNANDO ALONSO HAS NOW SET A LAP TIME

1:25.586

AND HE'S BACK IN THE GARAGE

PHOWAR

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Honda says they still think there is an oil issue, so presumably those lap times are on lower revs. Promising.

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

loving MCLRN+

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


more like mclaren MINUS right??

Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE
1:25.5 on hard tyres and low revs is pretty decent. Better than Only 2 tenths slower than Red Bull have managed

HJB
Feb 16, 2011

:swoon: I can't get enough of are Dan :swoon:

ukle posted:

edit: Vettel just set a 1:21.878 on mediums. Ferrari might actually be good WTF

Hopefully Seb's taken my advice, ditched the nicey nicey stuff, and spent the winter sacrificing goats and not helping old ladies across the road. I might get some mileage out of the gif this year

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


Infuriating how good this car could potentially look:



Engine issue caused by new oil tank:
https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/836241834548551680

F1DriverQuidenBerg
Jan 19, 2014

Oil pickup issues in a high performance Honda engine? Color me shocked.

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

Any time MCLRN+ attempts a new small light package it's a dumpster fire.

Tsaedje
May 11, 2007

BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE
This is literally the first day of testing, ironing out these kinds of problems is part of what testing is for

GOOD TIMES ON METH
Mar 17, 2006

Fun Shoe
Don't blame the oil for trying to flee that livery tbh

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

Hey it's fun to laugh at McLaren. Stop taking the fun outa poo poo.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


Tsaedje posted:

This is literally the first day of testing, ironing out these kinds of problems is part of what testing is for

In 2015.

(they are finally starting their scheduled testing, though)

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

And yeah after two years of being on fire. Maybe they should get some poo poo together?

Brainwrong
Mar 20, 2004

RIP Bobby K
Poland's Rose. Like a cabbage in the wind.
How poo poo is the Sauber if Alonso's flaming satsuma is 1.2 seconds faster with only a fifth of the track time?

GramCracker
Oct 8, 2005

beauty by stroll

Norns posted:

And yeah after two years of being on fire. Maybe they should get some poo poo together?

Where's the fun in that, honestly?

Norns
Nov 21, 2011

Senior Shitposting Strategist

Brainwrong posted:

How poo poo is the Sauber if Alonso's flaming satsuma is 1.2 seconds faster with only a fifth of the track time?

It's a modern sauber. Do you really need to ask?

simplefish
Mar 28, 2011

So long, and thanks for all the fish gallbladdΣrs!




Just leaving this here, I imagine we'll need it throughout the season

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GramCracker
Oct 8, 2005

beauty by stroll
Of all the cars on the grid, which is the shittiest that Nando could drag to a WDC?

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